off and on
adverb
: with periodic cessation : intermittently
rained off and on all day
off-and-on
adjective
They have an off-and-on relationship.
off-and-on work
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Crichton began the manuscript in 1994 and worked on it, off and on, for the next 14 years.
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
For Hashimoto, who spent 48 years off and on as plant manager for Camarillo’s Record Technology Inc., the time was right to go all in on the old format’s future.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
His record as a federal prosecutor and DOJ official, going back, off and on, 20 years, would suggest otherwise.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
Advertisement The central character is Diana, a role originated both off and on Broadway by former San Diegan Alice Ripley.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
For Hashimoto, who spent 48 years off and on as plant manager for Camarillo’s Record Technology Inc., the time was right to go all in on the old format’s future.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
His record as a federal prosecutor and DOJ official, going back, off and on, 20 years, would suggest otherwise.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
Advertisement The central character is Diana, a role originated both off and on Broadway by former San Diegan Alice Ripley.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
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“Off and on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20and%20on. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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